The Aizu War and Saito Hajime Extra Chapter (No Speech Bubbles)

November 1868: The Fall of Aizu Aizu Castle was visible in the distance. The castle was riddled with flames and holes from Satsuma's overwhelming long-range tactics using Armstrong guns, and was on the verge of falling. Shoko: "Is Saito Hajime still alive?" Oguri: "He's alive." Shoko: "Tell him not to die here. Tell him to endure for 10 years..." March 1877: The Satsuma Rebellion, Taharazaka Many of the police forces (also known as the Sword-Drawing Unit) deployed at Taharazaka were from former Aizu, and they were burning with a desire for revenge against Satsuma. It was raining. The gunpowder in the gunpowder was wet and the gunpowder in the gunpowder was unusable. Saito Hajime was participating as a half-squad leader. "Prepare for volley! Fire!" "Draw your swords! Charge!" Saito: "The regrets of Aizu... So this is what they meant by waiting 10 years, Shoko-sama..." September 1877, the inner chamber of Yatagarasu Shrine In the dimly lit inner chamber, Shoko sits dressed as a shrine maiden. Her face is not visible. Oguri: "Saito Hajime has returned alive from Kagoshima." Shoko: "I see, he survived..." Shoko's eyes drifted into the distance. And then, approximately 150 years later... In a park at sunset, Yada Shoko and Shinobu Hanami sit side-by-side on a bench, eating ice cream...